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1954 Clemson

5–⁠5 (1–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Howard.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1954, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 33–0; lost at Georgia 7–14; lost vs. Virginia Tech 7–18; won at No. 14 Florida 14–7; lost at South Carolina 8–13; won vs. Wake Forest 32–20; won vs. Furman 27–6; lost at No. 17 Maryland 0–16; lost at No. 18 Auburn 6–27; won vs. The Citadel 59–0+59−21Won 33–0 vs. Presbyterian+33PresbyterianLost 7–14 at Georgia-7GeorgiaLost 7–18 vs. Virginia Tech-11Virginia TechWon 14–7 at No. 14 Florida+7No. 14 FloridaLost 8–13 at South Carolina-5South CarolinaWon 32–20 vs. Wake Forest+12Wake ForestWon 27–6 vs. Furman+21FurmanLost 0–16 at No. 17 Maryland-16No. 17 MarylandLost 6–27 at No. 18 Auburn-21No. 18 AuburnWon 59–0 vs. The Citadel+59The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsPresbyterianW 33–⁠089%
Sep 25atGeorgiaL 7–⁠1442%
Oct 2vsVirginia TechL 7–⁠1853%
Oct 9at14FloridaW 14–⁠728%
Oct 21atSouth CarolinaL 8–⁠1328%
Oct 30vsWake ForestW 32–⁠2055%
Nov 6vsFurmanW 27–⁠658%
Nov 13at17MarylandL 0–⁠1617%
Nov 20at18AuburnL 6–⁠2731%
Nov 27vsThe CitadelW 59–⁠084%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat The Citadel 59–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
1–⁠2 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
193–⁠121
Coach
Frank Howard
Elo
1482 +20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.7 No. 41 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Buck George, Scott Jackson, Mark Kane and Clyde White

All-ACC

1 first team

First team

  • Scott JacksonEUP-1; AP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1954 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠08–⁠2–⁠114
Maryland4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠2–⁠18
North Carolina4–⁠24–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠36–⁠4
Clemson1–⁠25–⁠5
Wake Forest1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
Virginia0–⁠23–⁠6
NC State0–⁠42–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.